Damage Absorption

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Damage Absorption reduces the amount of damage taken in combat and seems to work by adding to your defensive equipment's power. Since the power of your equipped hat, pants, and shirt (if you're aware of your torso) count as Damage Absorption, be sure to see Hats, Pants, and Shirts. To see various maximum levels of absorption, see Maximizing Your Damage Absorption. Those interested in reducing damage may also be interested in Damage Reduction, Elemental Resistance, Moxie Modifiers, and reducing Monster Level.

Damage absorption % works out to:

% of damage absorbed = √(DA × 10) − 10

This is capped at 90%, so extra DA beyond 1000 has no effect.

Damage Absorption	0 to 10	40	90	160	250	360	490	640	810	1000 or more
Percent Absorbed	0%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%

Note that Damage Absorption is not tiered, and that the above table only serves to provide DA totals for specific reduction percentages.

Here's a comprehensive list of everything in the game that provides bonus Damage Absorption.

Source	Source Type	DA	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Super Structure	Effect (Pants)	500	10 turns	Use of 1/5 Daily Super Powers	None	Obtained from Greatest American Pants Effect is lost when GAP are unequipped Superhuman Resistance (+5)
Inscrutable exoskeleton	Item	300	10 turns	Item Loss	200 Mys	Obtained from glowing El Vibrato drone
Pewtershot	Spleen Item	250	50 turns	Item Loss 1 Spleen	Level 4	Obtained from pewter shavings Damage Reduction: 25
Armored Innards	Item	200	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from Fudge Fiber Armor Plating Damage Reduction: 20
back shell	Back Item	200	Always		Path of the Plumber	Damage Reduction: 20
Elvish underarmor	Accessory	200	Always		None	Maximum HP +50 Regenerate 10-20 HP per adventure May not equip more than one
fencing mask	Other (Mask)	200	Always		Disguises Delimit	Obtained from casting Swap Mask on any monster wearing the fencing mask during a Disguises Delimit challenge path Damage Reduction: 50
Memory of Resilience	Item	200	1 turn	Item Loss	None	Obtained from memory of a GT base pair
Mist Form	Skill (DG)	200	Intrinsic	10 HP	Dark Gyffte	Obtained by casting Mist Form Damage Reduction: 20 Stupendous Resistance to All Elements (+4)
catcher's mask	Other (Mask)	100	Always		Disguises Delimit, Neverending Party access	Obtained from casting Swap Mask on the jock during a Disguises Delimit challenge path Damage Reduction: 25 Serious Resistance to All Elements (+3)
Feeling Peaceful	Skill	100	20 turns		Emotionally Chipped	Obtained from Feel Peaceful So-So Resistance to All Elements (+2) Damage Reduction: 10
gunwale whalegun	Weapon (2H)	100	Always		None	Weapon Damage +100% Slight Resistance to all Elements (+1)
I'll Have the Soup	Spleen Item	100	50 turns	Item Loss 1 Spleen	Level 15	Obtained from mime army superserum Maximum HP +300% Damage Reduction: 20
spant backplate	Back Item	100	Always		20 Mus	All Attributes +5%
spant shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	100	Always		20 Mus	Part of the Spant Armor outfit Muscle +15% Damage Reduction: 6
spant shoulderpads	Accessory	100	Always		20 Mys	Mysticality +15% May not equip more than one
spants	Pants	100	Always		20 Mox	Moxie +15%
Mortarfied	Booze	100	5 turns	Item Loss 2 Drunk	None	Obtained from Cement Mixer
			10 turns		Level 4	Obtained from Jackhammer
			15 turns		Level 8	Obtained from Dump Truck
Taped Up	Skill (PS)	100	10 turns	20 MP	Pig Skinner	Obtained from casting Tape Up Only available in an Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing challenge path as a Pig Skinner Maximum HP +100% Regenerate 8-10 HP per adventure
thunder down underwear	Pants	100	Always		Heavy Rains	Maximum HP +100 Regenerate 10-20 HP per adventure Disappears at the end of the day
Tougher Skin	Passive Skill (Ed)	100	Always	10 Ka coins	Actually Ed the Undying
Unyielding Flesh	Passive Skill (ZS)	100	Always	None	Zombie Slayer	Damage Reduction: 5
Wallflowering	Item	100	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from portable wall Damage Reduction: 10
Minor Invulnerability	Item	100	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from scroll of minor invulnerability Damage Reduction: 25 Serious Resistance to All Elements (+3)
Astral Shell	Skill (TT)	80	5-15 turns	10 MP	None	Slight Resistance to all elements Can be cast on other players
Ghostly Shell	Skill (TT)	80	5-15 turns	6 MP	None	Can be cast on other players
gunwale	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	75	Always		None	Muscle +25% Maximum HP +50
spiky turtle shoulderpads	Accessory	75	Always		50 Mus	Result of applying armorcraftiness to two hedgeturtles Damages Attacking Opponent May not equip more than one
Subcutaneous Gouda	Passive Skill (CW)	75	Always		Cheese Wizard	Only available in an Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing challenge path as a Cheese Wizard Damage Reduction: 5
Rigid Rib Cage	Passive Skill (GN)	70	Always	Item Loss	Gelatinous Noob	Obtained from absorbing any of the Following Items during a Gelatinous Noob challenge path
Rigid Headbone	Passive Skill (GN)	60	Always	Item Loss	Gelatinous Noob	Obtained from absorbing any of the Following Items during a Gelatinous Noob challenge path
snailmail hauberk	Shirt	60	Always		67 Mus, Torso Awaregness Turtle Tamer class, if in HC	Regenerate 6-14 HP per adventure Regenerate 6-14 MP per adventure
stainless steel skullcap	Hat	60	Always		30 Mox	Maximum HP +30 Muscle +15% TT's HC reward
stainless steel suspenders	Accessory	60	Always		30 Mys	Maximum MP +40 Moxie +15% AT's HC reward May not equip more than one
basaltamander buckler	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		40 Mus	Damage Reduction: 15 +25% to all Mysticality Gains +75% Hat/Pants Drops from Monsters
catskin buckler	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		75 Mus	Muscle +10 Damage Reduction: 11
Cheddarmored	Skill (CW)	50	10 turns	5 MP	Cheese Wizard	Obtained from casting Cheddarmor Only available in an Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing challenge path as a Cheese Wizard Maximum HP +10 Damage Reduction: 3
Chock Full o' Nanites	Food	50	20 turns	Item Loss 3 Full	None	Obtained from nanite-infested fruitcake Weapon Damage +20 Restores 10 HP after combat Restores 10 MP after combat
				Item Loss 1 Full	Level 4	Obtained from nanite-infested candy cane Weapon Damage +20 Restores 10 HP after combat Restores 10 MP after combat
						Obtained from nanite-infested gingerbread bugbear Weapon Damage +20 Restores 10 HP after combat Restores 10 MP after combat
	Booze			Item Loss 3 Drunk	Level 3	Obtained from nanite-infested eggnog Weapon Damage +20 Restores 10 HP after combat Restores 10 MP after combat
chest barrel	Shirt	50	Always		10 Mus	Part of the Cooper's Couture Damage Reduction: 5
corroded breeches	Pants	50	Always		150 Mox	Part of the Grimy Reaper's Vestments Slime Hates It 3x Critical Hit Chance
Driving Safely	Effect	50	30 turns	37 fuel	Installed Asdon Martin	Obtained from choosing to drive observantly in your Asdon Martin Damage Reduction: 10 Slight Resistance to All Elements (+1)
fake washboard	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		50 Mus	+25% to all Muscle Gains +75% Accessory Drops from Monsters Damage Reduction: 13
hazmat helmet	Hat	50	Always		85 Mox	So-So Resistance to All Elements (+2) Regenerate 40-60 HP per adventure 75% Chance of Preventing Negative Status Attacks Changes Your Avatar
Hide of the Walrus	Passive Skill (SC)	50	Always		None
Hide of Sobek	Skill (Ed)	50	10 turns	10 MP	Actually Ed the Undying	Damage Reduction: +5 Slight Resistance to All Elements (+1)
Human-Machine Hybrid	Effect	50	Intrinsic	None	Installed Little Geneticist DNA-Splicing Lab	Damage Reduction: 5 +5 to Familiar Weight
	Item		30 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from Gene Tonic: Construct Damage Reduction: 5 +5 to Familiar Weight
keg shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		70 Mus	Mysticality +5 Damage Reduction: 11
old pizza box	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		None	Obtained from the Left-Hand Man familiar Damage Reduction: 6
Oscus's flypaper pants	Pants	50	Always		200 Mox	Moxie +20%
Remaining Alive	Item	50	50 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from Shielding Potion Damage Reduction: 2
Rigid Pelvis	Passive Skill (GN)	50	Always	Item Loss	Gelatinous Noob	Obtained from absorbing any of the Following Items during a Gelatinous Noob challenge path
spongy shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		95 Mus	Muscle +10% Regenerate 20-50 HP per adventure Damage Reduction: 14
teflon shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		85 Mus	Muscle +10% Damage Reduction: 24
Thick Calluses	Passive Skill (JA)	50	Always		Jazz Agent	Only available in an Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing challenge path as a Jazz Agent Damage Reduction: 3
Tranquilized Mind	Item	50	10 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from mother's little helper Damage Reduction +10 -1000% Combat Initiative
Unusual Fashion Sense	Adventure	50	5 turns	1 Adv Item Loss	None	Obtained by adventuring in The Mouldering Mansion after using a tiny bottle of absinthe Opens a path in the Worm Wood Done Quickly
washboard shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		150 Mus	Damage Reduction: 10 DA bonus for TTs only
Zombo's shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	50	Always		200 Mus	Part of the Dire Drifter Duds Damage Reduction: 15 DA bonus for TTs only, and: +30 Spooky Damage Muscle +20%
duct tape sword	Weapon (1H)	40	Always		82 Mus	Part of the Tapered Threads +5% Items from Monsters
Lavalos's shell	Back Item	40	Always		75 Mys	+20 Hot Damage So-So Hot Resistance (+2)
Mer-kin breastplate	Shirt	40	Always		85 Mus, Torso Awaregness	Regenerate 10-20 HP per adventure
Mer-kin roundshield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	40	Always		85 Mus	Damage Reduction: 18 Regenerate 10-20 HP per adventure
Rigid Legbones	Passive Skill (GN)	40	Always	Item Loss	Gelatinous Noob	Obtained from absorbing any of the Following Items during a Gelatinous Noob challenge path
SMOOCH breastplate	Shirt	40	Always		37	Part of the SMOOCH Army Uniform Damages Attacking Opponent
sponge helmet	Hat	40	Always		85 Mox	Mysticality +10% Regenerate 15-20 MP per adventure
black greaves	Pants	30	Always		65 Mox	Part of the Black Armaments Muscle +10
gnauga hide chaps	Pants	30	Always		25 Mox	Part of the Gnauga Hides
gnauga hide kilt	Pants	30	Always		25 Mox
gnauga hide skirt	Pants	30	Always		25 Mox
Rigid Armbones	Passive Skill (GN)	30	Always	Item Loss	Gelatinous Noob	Obtained from absorbing any of the Following Items during a Gelatinous Noob challenge path
square sponge pants	Pants	30	Always		85 Mox	Moxie +10% Regenerate 10-15 HP per adventure Regenerate 10-15 MP per adventure
thicksilver ring	Accessory	30	Always		10 Mys	Damage Reduction: 50 (First Hit Only) Damage Reduction: 10
tiny plastic Ed the Undying	Accessory	30	Always		10 mys	Maximum HP +30
Well-Oiled	Item	30	5 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from Oil of Parrrlay Damage Reduction +10 Slight Resistance to All Elements
turtlemail hauberk	Shirt	30	Always		25 Mus	Regenerate 6-8 HP per adventure
SMOOCH spaulders	Accessory	25	Always		32 Mys	Part of the SMOOCH Army Uniform Damages Attacking Opponent
baggy rave pants	Pants	20	Always		60 Mox	Quest item
balloon helmet	Hat	20	Always		10 Mox
bronze breastplate	Shirt	20	Always		37 Mus, Torso Awaregness	Damage Reduction: 4
Carapace of the God Lobster	Effect	20	33 turns		God Lobster Familiar with God Lobster's Robe	Obtained from by challenging your God Lobster with the God Lobster's Robe, and asking for a blessing Slight Resistance to All Elements (+1) Damage Reduction: +3
ironic jogging shorts	Pants	20	Always		5 Mox	Combat Initiative +20% Moxie -5
los chinos	Pants	20	Always		12 Mox	Part of the OK Lumberjack Outfit
miner's pants	Pants	20	Always		25 Mox	Part of the Mining Gear
padded tortoise	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	20	Always		35 Mus	Regenerate 4-8 HP per adventure Damage Reduction: 6
SMOOCH codpiece	Pants	20	Always		25 Mox	Part of the SMOOCH Army Uniform Damage Reduction: 5 Damages Attacking Opponent
snowboarder pants	Pants	20	Always		35 Mox	Part of the eXtreme Cold-Weather Gear
Solstice Shield	Off-Hand Item	20	Always		None	All Attributes +0-25% based on Grimace darkness
Terrycloth Tackle	Outfit	20	Always		35 Mys, 35 Mox
wool hat	Hat	20	Always		72 Mox	So-So Cold Resistance
clockwork trench coat	Shirt	15	Always		25 Mus, Torso Awaregness	Part of the Clockwork Apparatus
SMOOCH bracers	Accessory	15	Always		27 Mys	Part of the SMOOCH Army Uniform Damage Reduction: 5 Damages Attacking Opponent
complicated device	Off-Hand Item	11	Always		200 Mys	+1 Stats Per Fight +1 Hot Damage, Cold Damage, Stench Damage, Spooky Damage, and Sleaze Damage +11 Damage to Hot Spells, Cold Spells, Stench Spells, Spooky Spells, and Sleaze Spells +11 to Monster Level +11% Combat Initiative Damage Reduction: 11 +11% Meat from Monsters +11% Items from Monsters +11 & +11% Muscle, Mysticality, and Moxie Maximum MP +111 & +111% Maximum HP +111 & +111% Obtained from Grandpa Sea Monkee
Cloaca-Cola helmet	Hat	10	Always		None	Part of the Cloaca-Cola Uniform
detour shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
Dyspepsi-Cola helmet	Hat	10	Always		None	Part of the Dyspepsi-Cola Uniform
Junk Shield	Other (Robot Attachment)	10	Always	5 Scrap	You, Robot	Potentially replaces your off-hand slot during a You, Robot challenge path Damage Reduction: 10
pail	Hat	10	Always		None
rxr shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
slippery when wet shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
speed limit shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
stop shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
yield shield	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	10	Always		35 Mus	Damage Reduction +6
BRICKO pants	Pants	9	Always		None	Part of the BRICKOfig Outfit
big bass drum	Weapon (2H)	8	Always		2 Mox	Maximum HP +20
Video... Games?	Effect	5	5 turns		None	Obtained by using a defective Game Grid token +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
	Food			Item Loss 1 Full	Level 5	Obtained from bowl of Tastee-Wheet™ +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
coconut shell	Hat	1	Always		None
Standard Cheer	Effect	1	20 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from Government-issued candy Mysticality +1 Moxie +1 Muscle +1 MP +1 HP +1 Damage Reduction +1
Tao of the Terrapin	Passive Skill (TT)	Varies	Always		None	Doubles the effective power of your Hat and Pants
Hammertime	Item	Varies	30 Turns		None	Quadruples the effective power of your Pants Obtained from too legit potion
stinky cheese wheel	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	Varies	Always		35 Mus	Bonus is equal to the number of adventures spent with a stinky cheese item equipped (capped at 100), divided by 2

Notes

• According to the current understanding of combat mechanics, increasing Moxie and Damage Reduction decreases the base damage done by a monster. Damage Absorption and Elemental Resistance act after the Moxie and DR effects have been applied.

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